The most famous of all pharaohs was a frail and sickly king who walked with a cane and suffered
from a painful bone disease and a club foot. But it may have been a severe case of malaria that
finally killed him, according to groundbreaking new genetic analysis.

A team of researchers from Egypt, Germany and Italy also developed a definitive family tree for King Tutankhamun, including the identity of his father and grandparents and the two still-born
fetuses found in his tomb. The genealogy also confirms that Tut's family was largely the product
of in-breeding.Tutankhamun was only 19 when he died, circa 1324 BC, after a nine-year reign over Egypt's New Kingdom.
His death marked the end of his family's 200-year rule, which was then replaced by a military regime.

disputed. These tests confirm that his father was Akhenaten, a revolutionary pharaoh known for
introducing monotheistic religion. Tut's mother, whom many speculate was Queen Nefertiti, remains
unidentified -- still known as Mummy KV35YL. DNA analysis has yet to identify KV35YL but did conclude
that the unnamed mummy is the sister of Akhenaten, as well as his mating partner.Some also speculated
that Queen Tiye, a wife of Akhenaten whose body was also embalmed alongside Tut's, was the young
pharaoh's mother. In fact, the tests revealed, she was his grandmother.The two still-born bodies in Tut's tomb,
once thought to have been his half-siblings, have been identified as his children.

reports King TUT, broken leg, malaria fatal for frail boy King
Egypt's most famous Pharaoh , (KING Tutankhamun) was a
frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot.
He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria
DNA testing and a CT scan on Tut's 3300 yr old mummy trying to
end many of myth surrounding the boy king , inside his tomb was a stunning array of jewels and artifacts even 15 canes used by tut
what was a long speculation over his death at age 19 now paints a picture
of a Pharaoh whose immune system was likely weakened by congenital diseases

The popular image of a graceful boy king portray say he wasn't white , said to
have had coloration of brownish , Tut family who strongly inbreeded with members
of the family in the 18th dynasty DNA studies found several genetic disorders...

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I've not done much study about King TuT so this is informative. I trust there is much more to be said about the man~child and his life. I also found that thread Destee started back in 05 interesting and had heard about the challenge to the skin color whites portrayed.